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more info Varanus, n.
type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae
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more info Varanus komodoensis, n.
the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands
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more info Varanus niloticus, n.
destroys crocodile eggs
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more info Varese, n.
United States composer (born in France) whose music combines dissonance with complex rhythms and the use of electronic techniques (1883-1965)
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more info Vargas, n.
Brazilian statesman who ruled Brazil as a virtual dictator (1883-1954)
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more info Vargas Llosa, n.
Peruvian writer (born in 1936)
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more info Varna, n.
a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea
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more info Varro, n.
Roman scholar (116-27 BC)
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more info Varuna, n.
in Vedism, god of the night sky who with his thousand eyes watches over human conduct and judges good and evil and punishes evildoers; often considered king of the Hindu gods and frequently paired with Mitra as an upholder of the world
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more info Vasarely, n.
French painter (born in Hungary) who was a pioneer of op art (1908-1997)
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more info Vasari, n.
Italian painter and art historian (1511-1574)
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more info Vasco Nunez de Balboa, n.
Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519)
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more info Vasco da Gamma, n.
Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)
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more info Vaseline, n.
a trademarked brand of petroleum jelly
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more info Vaslav Nijinsky, n.
Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer of the 20th century (1890-1950)
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more info Vasomax, n.
a virility drug (trade name Vasomax) to treat erectile dysfunction in men
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more info Vasotec, n.
an ACE inhibitor (trade name Vasotec) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney and so results in vasodilation; administered after heart attacks
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more info Vatican, n.
the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City
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more info Vatican City, n.
the capital of the State of the Vatican City
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more info Vatican Council, n.
each of two councils of the Roman Catholic Church
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more info Vatican I, n.
the Vatican Council in 1869-1870 that proclaimed the infallibility of the pope when speaking ex cathedra
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more info Vatican II, n.
the Vatican Council in 1962-1965 that abandoned the universal Latin liturgy and acknowledged ecumenism and made other reforms
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more info Vatican Palace, n.
the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City
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more info Vaudois, n.
a Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century
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more info Vaughan, n.
United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)
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more info Vaughan Williams, n.
English composer influenced by folk tunes and music of the Tudor period (1872-1958)
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more info Vaux, n.
United States landscape architect (born in England) who designed Central Park (1824-1895)
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more info Vayu, n.
Hindu wind god
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more info Veadar, n.
included seven times in every 19 years
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more info Veblen, n.
United States mathematician (1880-1960)
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United States economist who wrote about conspicuous consumption (1857-1929)
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